The present invention relates to image input/output apparatuses for outputting inputted image data, a control method of the image input/output apparatuses, an image input/output system and a storage medium thereof. According to the present invention, in case of receiving an image output request of outputting image data inputted by another image input/output apparatus using the another image input/output apparatus and an own image input/output apparatus, setting related to sheet size selection of the own image input/output apparatus is disabled, and data size of the image data transferred from the another image input/output apparatus is calculated. Then, output sheet size is selected on the basis of the calculated result.
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1. An image input/output apparatus capable of communicating with another image input/output apparatus through a communication medium for outputting inputted image data, comprising: image input unit configured to input image data; obtaining unit configured to obtain sheet information of recording sheets held by the another image input/output apparatus; display unit configured to display, based on the sheet information obtained by said obtaining unit, the sheet information of recording sheets commonly held by the another image input/output apparatus and the own image input/output apparatus for outputting the image data inputted by said image input unit; sheet selection unit configured to select an output sheet size used in outputting the image data on the basis of the sheet information displayed by said display unit; and output control unit configured to control the own image input/output apparatus and the another image input/output apparatus to output the image data on sheets of which size corresponds to the output sheet size selected by said sheet selection unit.
2. An image input/output apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein control information to be transmitted to the another image input/output apparatus by said output control unit includes information used in disabling selection setting of recording sheet size according to the another image input/output apparatus.
3. An image input/output apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the control information to be transmitted by said output control unit includes an image output request to be issued by the own image input/output apparatus, and the another image input/output apparatus disables the selection setting of the own recording sheet size in a case where the image output request is received.
4. An image input/output apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said image input unit is a scanner unit, and the scanner unit inputs the image data by reading originals.
5. An image input/output apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said output control unit controls to feed an output sheet of which size is selected by said sheet selection unit from a sheet feed stage storing recording sheets and controls a printer unit to output the image data on the output sheet.
6. An image input/output apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said sheet selection unit selects the output sheet size used in outputting the image data on the basis of the sheet information displayed by said display unit and data size of the image data.
7. An image input/output method capable of communicating with another image input/output apparatus through a communication medium for outputting inputted image data, comprising: an image input step of inputting image data; an obtaining step of obtaining sheet information of recording sheets held by the another image input/output apparatus; a display step of displaying, based on the sheet information obtained in said obtaining step, the sheet information of recording sheets commonly held by the another image input/output apparatus and an own image input/output apparatus for outputting the image data inputted in said image input step; a sheet selection step of selecting an output sheet size used in outputting the image data on the basis of the sheet information displayed in said display step; and an output control step of controlling the own image input/output apparatus and the another image input/output apparatus to output the image data on sheets of which size corresponds to the output sheet size selected in said sheet selection step.
8. An image input/output method according to claim 7 , wherein control information to be transmitted to the another image input/output apparatus in said output control step includes information used in disabling selection setting of recording sheet size according to the another image input/output apparatus.
9. An image input/output method according to claim 8 , wherein the control information to be transmitted in said output control step includes an image output request to be issued by the own image input/output apparatus, and the another image input/output apparatus disables the selection setting of the own recording sheet size in a case where the image output request is received.
10. An image input/output method according to claim 7 , wherein, in said image input step, a scanner unit is used to input the image data by reading originals.
11. An image input/output method according to claim 7 , wherein said output control step controls to feed an output sheet of which size is selected in said sheet selection step from a sheet feed stage storing recording sheets and to control a printer unit to output the image data on the output sheet.
12. An image input/output method according to claim 7 , wherein said sheet selection step selects the output sheet size used in outputting the image data on the basis of the sheet information displayed in said display step and data size of the image data.
13. A computer-readable storage medium which stores therein a program for achieving an image input/output method capable of communicating with another image input/output apparatus through a communication medium for outputting inputted image data, said method comprising: an image input step of inputting image data; an obtaining step of obtaining sheet information of recording sheets held by the another image input/output apparatus; a display step of displaying, based on the sheet information obtained in said obtaining step, the sheet information of recording sheets commonly held by the another image input/output apparatus and an own image input/output apparatus for outputting the image data inputted in said image input step; a sheet selection step of selecting an output sheet size used in outputting the image data on the basis of the sheet information displayed in said display step; and an output control step of controlling the own image input/output apparatus and the another image input/output apparatus to output the image data on sheets of which size corresponds to the output sheet size selected in said sheet selection step.
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